Conversatio

Lifelong Learning for Ecclesial Ministers

As a center for theological learning and ministerial formation, Saint John's School of Theology and Seminary offers the Conversatio retreats and programming. With Benedictine spirituality at its source, Conversatio ("lifelong conversion") seeks to:

Serve as a resource for clergy and lay ecclesial ministers

Repond to the changing needs of Christian life

Offer time and space for prayer, reflection and study

Create networks of support among peers in ministry

Assist ministers in becoming resources to one another

Help create healthy, vital parish communities

Please explore our upcoming events on the calendar to the right, or contact us with questions at (320) 363-3052 or conversatio@csbsju.edu.

This retreat invites pastoral leaders and catechists to pray with the Illuminated Word of The Saint John's Bible and to extend that prayer through the arts of bookmaking, such as calligraphy, painting, and storytelling. July 12-17, 2015

Based on our work with visio divina and The Saint John's Bible, the retreat will link the revelatory stories of the lay ecclesial minister and the Church's ministry with the great stories of the Scriptures and be expressed in artistic form.August 2-7, 2015